Standing stone in Liscolman

Situated on a NW-SE ridge c. 80m to the N of a cemetery mound (WI037-001----). A granite standing stone (H 2.3m; Wth 1.7m; T 0.6m). The cropmarks of two enclosures (WI037-033---- and WI037-034----) are visible on Google Earth aerial imagery between this monument and a burial mound (WI037-001----) to the SSW. See attached image: WI037-028----_01 Annotated snip from Google Earth - image dated 21-7-2021. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 9 March 2023

Probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to the nearby cemetery mound and enclosures. Such stones often feature in local folklore as markers of ancient boundaries or sites of spiritual activity.